DCHP-3

Dolly Varden †

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a char, Salvelinus malma spectabilis, characterized by reddish-orange spots on an olive-green skin, found in western lakes and rivers and on the Pacific coast.

Quotations

1916
At all these streams you can also obtain sport with Dolly Varden and a few sea trout, but the fly-fishing will not be on until later.
1965
Bluff Lake . . . does support a good population of excellent Dolly Varden, claimed by many to be the best dollies in the Chilcotin.